Mitra Best

Partner & Technology Impact Leader at PwC

Mitra Best, PwC's Technology Impact Leader, pioneers advanced technologies addressing societal concerns and amplifying PwC's influence. Guiding a progressive team, she collaborates with diverse partners for sustainable impact.

As the Women in Technology Leader, Mitra advances gender balance, fostering an inclusive culture at PwC for equitable growth opportunities in technology.

At PwC, as the U.S. Innovation Leader, Mitra drives innovation implementation, developing new services across industries. She advises senior leadership, encourages open innovation, and positions PwC as a trailblazer.

With a diverse background in technology leadership and strategic roles, Mitra's career journey started in software engineering, evolving into product and marketing strategy. She holds degrees in Computer Science & Linguistics from UCLA and Innovation & Strategy from MIT.

Focused on leveraging technology to address societal challenges, Mitra champions people-centric solutions. She leads PwC's digital transformation and develops platforms for fraud prevention, sales prediction, and bias analysis.

Driven by a lifelong passion for change fueled by multilingualism, sci-fi, and tech expertise, Mitra aims for a more inclusive tech landscape, nurturing the next generation of leaders while advocating for equitable tech access.